2016 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS glove box

1, 2, 3 ... 4ETS (Electronic Traction System)
see ETS/4ETS (Electronic Trac-
tion System)
4MATIC (permanent four-wheel
drive) .................................................. 213
12 V socket
see Sockets
115 V socket ...................................... 337
360° camera
Cleaning ........................................ .3 63
Function/notes ............................ .2 24
A ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
Display message ............................ 278
Function/notes ................................ 68
Warning lamp ................................. 316
Accident
Automatic measures after an acci-
dent ................................................. 61
Activating/deactivating cooling
with air dehumidification ................. 146
Activating/deactivating Night
View Assist Plus
With spotlight function ................... 232
Active Blind Spot Assist
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer) ............................ 271
Display message ............................ 301
Function/information .................... 234
Active Body Control (ABC)
Display message ............................ 300
Function/notes ............................. 210
Active Lane Keeping Assist
Activating/deactivating (on-
board computer) ............................ 271
Display message ............................ 301
Function/information .................... 237
Active multicontour seat .................. 117
Active Parking Assist
Detecting parking spaces .............. 217
Display message ............................ 302
Exiting a parking space .................. 219
Function/notes ............................. 216
Important safety notes .................. 216 Parking .......................................... 218
ADAPTIVE BRAKE ................................. 75
Adaptive Brake Assist
Function/notes ................................ 72
Adaptive Damping System (ADS) ..... 212
Adaptive Highbeam Assist Plus
Display message ............................ 293
Function/notes ............................. 133
Switching on/off ........................... 133
Additional speedometer ................... 274
Additives (engine oil) ........................ 430
Air bags
Belt bags .......................................... 48
Cushion air bags .............................. 53
Deployment ..................................... 57
Display message ............................ 289
Front air bag (driver, front
passenger) ....................................... 52
Important safety notes .................... 50
Introduction ..................................... 50
Knee bag .......................................... 52
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) ............................................... 53
PASSENGER AIR BAG i nd icator
lamps ............................................... 46
Side impact air bag .......................... 52
Window curtain air bag .................... 53
Air vents
Glove box ....................................... 159
Important safety notes .................. 158
Rear ............................................... 160
Setting ........................................... 158
Setting the center air vents ........... 159
Setting the side air vents ............... 159
Air-conditioning system
see Climate control
AIRMATIC
Display message ............................ 299
Function/notes ............................. 212
Alarm
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system) ......... 78
Switching off (ATA) .......................... 78
Switching the function on/off
(ATA) ................................................ 78
Alarm system
see ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Anti-lock braking system
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) Index 3

FFeatures ............................................ .3 30
Filling capacities (Technical data) ... 427
Flat tire
Changing a wheel/mounting the
spare wheel ................................... 405
MOExtended tires .......................... 368
Preparing the vehicle ..................... 367
TIREFIT kit ...................................... 369
Floormats .......................................... .3 50
Folding table ...................................... 328
Frequencies
Mobile phone ................................. 425
Two-way radio ................................ 425
Front-passenger seat
Adjusting from the driver's seat ..... 108
Adjusting from the rear compart-
ment .............................................. 108
Fuel
Additives ........................................ 429
Consumption statistics .................. 262
Displaying the current consump-
tion ................................................ 261
Displaying the range ..................... .2 61
Driving tips ................................... .1 92
Fuel gauge ....................................... 33
Grade (gasoline) ............................ 428
Important safety notes .................. 428
Problem (malfunction) ................... 180
Refueling ........................................ 177
Tank content/reserve fuel ............. 428
Fuel level
Calling up the range (on-board
computer) ...................................... 261
Fuel tank
Capacity ........................................ 428
Problem (malfunction) ................... 180
Fuses
Allocation chart ..................... 381, 383
Before changing ............................ .3 82
Dashboard fuse box ....................... 382
Fuse box in the engine compart-
ment .............................................. 383
Fuse box in the front-passenger
footwell .......................................... 382
Fuse box in the trunk ..................... 383
Important safety notes .................. 381 G Garage door opener
Clearing the memory ..................... 350
General notes ................................ 347
Important safety notes .................. 348
Opening/closing the garage door .. 350
Problems when programming ....... .3 49
Programming (button in the rear-
view mirror) ................................... 348
Synchronizing the rolling code ....... 349
Gasoline ............................................. 428
Gear indicator (on-board com-
puter, Mercedes-AMG vehicles) ....... 275
Genuine parts ...................................... 24
Glove box .......................................... .3 26
H Handbrake
see Parking brake
HANDS-FREE ACCESS .......................... 91
Hazard warning lamps ..................... .1 32
Head restraints
Adjusting ....................................... 114
Adjusting (manually) ..................... .1 15
Adjusting (rear) .............................. 116
EASY ADJUST luxury head
restraint ......................................... 115
Luxury ............................................ 115
Supplementary cushion ................. 116
Head-up display
Adjusting the brightness ................ 273
Displays and operating .................. 259
Function/notes ............................ .2 59
Important safety notes .................. 259
Selecting displays .......................... 273
Setting the position ....................... 273
Headlamps
Fogging up ..................................... 134
see Automatic headlamp mode
Heating
see Climate control
High beam flasher ............................ .1 32
High-beam headlamps
Adaptive Highbeam Assist PLUS .... 133
Display message ............................ 292
Switching on/off ........................... 13210
Index

Switching on/off ........................... 131
Start/Stop button
General notes ................................ 162
Key positions ................................. 163
Removing ....................................... 163
Starting the engine ........................ 164
Start/stop function
see ECO start/stop function
Starting (engine) ................................ 164
STEER CONTROL .................................. 77
Steering
Display message ............................ 311
Warning lamps ............................... 324
Steering Assist
see DISTRONIC PLUS
Steering Assist and Stop&Go Pilot
(DISTRONIC PLUS)
Display message ............................ 305
Steering assistant STEER CON-
TROL
see STEER CONTROL
Steering wheel
Adjusting (electrically) ................... 120
Button overview ............................... 35
Buttons (on-board computer) ......... 257
Cleaning ......................................... 365
EASY ENTRY/EXIT feature ............. 122
Important safety notes .................. 120
Paddle shifters ............................... 174
Steering wheel heating .................. 120
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 126
Steering wheel heating
Problem (malfunction) ................... 122
Switching on/off ........................... 120
Steering wheel paddle shifters ........ 174
Stop&Go Pilot
see DISTRONIC PLUS
Stowage areas ................................... 325
Stowage compartments
Armrest (under) ............................. 327
Center console .............................. 326
Center console in rear compart-
ment .............................................. 327
Cup holders ................................... 330
Door ............................................... 327
Eyeglasses compartment ............... 326
Glove box ....................................... 326 Important safety information ......... 325
Rear ............................................... 327
Rear seat backrest ......................... 328
Stowage net ................................... 329
see Stowage areas
Stowage net ....................................... 329
Stowage space
Folding table .................................. 328
Parcel net retainers ....................... 329
Securing a load .............................. 329
Stowage well beneath the trunk
floor .................................................... 329
Summer tires
In w i
nter ........................................ 386
Sun visor ............................................ 333
Suspension mode
Active Body Control ABC ............... 210
Suspension setting
AIRMATIC ...................................... 212
Suspension settings
SETUP (on-board computer) .......... 276
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/off ................................................. 152
T
Tachometer ........................................ 256
Tail lamps
Display message ............................ 292
see Lights
Tank content
Fuel gauge ....................................... 33
Technical data
Capacities ...................................... 427
Information .................................... 425
Tires/wheels ................................. 410
Vehicle data ................................... 433
Telephone
Accepting a call (multifunction
steering wheel) .............................. 267
Display message ............................ 311
Introduction ................................... 267
Menu (on-board computer) ............ 267
Number from the phone book ........ 268
Redialing ........................................ 268
Rejecting/ending a call ................. 268
Temperature
Coolant .......................................... 257 Index 19

Opening and closing X
To open: pull the remote operating switch for
trunk lid C until the trunk lid opens.X
To close: press and hold remote operating
switch C for the trunk lid until the trunk lid is
completely closed.
When the vehicle is stationary, you can close the
trunk lid from the driver's seat. When the vehicle
is also unlocked, you can also open the trunk lid
from inside.
Locking the trunk separately You can lock the trunk separately. If you then
unlock the vehicle centrally, the trunk remains
locked and cannot be opened.
Activating the function to lock the trunk sepa-
rately: X
Close the trunk lid. X
Open the glove box. X
Push the switch to position D .
If the vehicle is unlocked centrally, the trunk
remains locked.
i You can also lock the glove box
( Y
page 326). Deactivating the function to lock the trunk sep-
arately: X
Open the glove box. X
Push the switch to position C .
If the vehicle is unlocked centrally, the trunk
will also be unlocked.
Unlocking the trunk (mechanical key)
! The trunk lid swings upwards when opened.
Therefore, make sure that there is sufficient
clearance above the trunk lid.
If the trunk lid can no longer be unlocked: R
using the SmartKey, or R
using HANDS-FREE ACCESS, or R
using the remote operating switch in the door
control panel:
Use the emergency release.
If you use the mechanical key to unlock and
open the trunk lid, the anti-theft alarm system
will be triggered. Switch off the alarm
( Y
page 78). X
Take the mechanical key out of the SmartKey
( Y
page 81). X
Insert the mechanical key into the trunk lid
lock as far as it will go.
X
Turn the mechanical key from position G
counter-clockwise as far as it will go to posi-
tion H .
The trunk is unlocked. X
Turn the mechanical key back to position G
and remove it. X
Insert the mechanical key into the SmartKey
( Y
page 82). Trunk 93
Opening and closing Z

The following conditions can affect your percep-
tion of the perfume intensity: R
operating mode of the climate control system R
interior temperature R
time of year or day R
air humidity R
physiological condition of occupants, e.g. fati-
gue or hunger
The perfume atomizer can only be operated
when the climate control system is switched on
and is only active when the glove box is closed.
The perfume atomizer is provided with a pre-fil-
led vial. You can also choose from a variety of
filled perfume vials and an empty vial which you
can fill yourself.
If you refill an empty perfume vial, observe the
separate information sheet attached to the vial.
! If you do not use genuine Mercedes-Benz
interior perfumes, observe the manufactur-
ers' safety notices on the perfume packaging.
Do not refill the pre-filled perfume vial when it is
empty. Dispose of the used vial after use. X
To insert the perfume vial: open the glove
box ( Y
page 326).X
Slide the perfume vial into the holder as far as
it will go. X
To remove the perfume vial: pull out the
perfume vial. X
To refill the perfume vial: unscrew the lid of
the empty perfume vial to refill it yourself. X
Fill the perfume vial with a maximum of
0.5 fl. oz. (15 ml) of the desired liquid per-
fume. X
Screw the lid back on to the vial.
! Only refill the vial when you are outside the
vehicle. Otherwise, liquid perfume could drip
into the interior and contaminate it.
Always refill the empty refillable vial with the
same perfume. Otherwise, you might not ach-
ieve optimum results from the perfume atom-
izer.154
Operating the climate control systems
Climate control

R
Close the lockab le stowage spaces before
starting a jo urney.R
Alwa ys stow and secure heavy, hard, poin -
te d, sharp-edged, fragile or bulk y objects in
the trunk.
Observe the loadin g guidelines ( Y
page 325).
Stowage compartments in the front Glove box
X
To open: pull han dle C and open glove box
flap D .X
To close: fold glove box flap D upwards unt il
it engages.
The glove box can be cooled ( Y
page 159).
The glove box contains: R
a co in holderR
a pen holder R
three cr edit card holdersR
a holder for the multimed ia system remote
control.
The glove box can on ly be locked and unlocked
using the mechanical key ( Y
page 81). X
To lock: insert the mechanical key into the
lock and turn it 90° clockwise to position H .X
To unlock: insert the mechanical key into the
lock and turn it 90° counter-clockwise to
position G .
Eyeglasses compartment X
To open: press marking C .
The eyeglasses compartment opens down-
wards. X
To close: press marking C again and the
eyeglasses compartment returns upwards
and engages.
Make sure that the eyeglasses compartment is
always closed while the vehicle is in motion.
Stowage compartments in the center con-
sole
X
To open: briefly press marking D .X
To close: push stowage compartment C in
the direction of the arrow until it engages.326
Stowage areas
Stowage and features